IPC Main Group
F21W 103/00 Exterior vehicle lighting devices for signalling purposes
Introduced: January 2018
Classification Context
- Section:
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- Class:
- LIGHTING
- Subclass:
- INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES , , and , RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
10 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F21W 103/1 Position lights
- F21W 103/15 Side marker lights
- F21W 103/2 Direction indicator lights
- F21W 103/3 Hazard lights
- F21W 103/35 Brake lights
- F21W 103/4 Rear fog lights
- F21W 103/45 Reversing lights
- F21W 103/5 Registration plate lights
- F21W 103/55 Daytime running lights [DRL]
- F21W 103/6 Projection of signs from lighting devices, e.g. symbols or information being projected onto the road
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F21, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 3,883
- VALEO VISION FR 2,797
- KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,531
- OPPLE LIGHTING COMPANY 2,343
- SIGNIFY HOLDING NL 2,275
- TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1,982
- KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 1,766
- LG INNOTEK COMPANY KR 1,651
- SUZHOU OPPLE LIGHTING COMPANY 1,633
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 1,591